Car ban for mountains problematic, out of the blue
The planned ban on car access to Auckland’s volcanoes is out of the blue and undemocratic, says ACT Leader and Epsom MP David Seymour.“The Maunga Authority’s decision to end vehicle access to the top...
View ArticleNew ocean sanctuary welcome, but compensation principle important
ACT Leader David Seymour has welcomed the Prime Minister’s announcement of an Ocean Sanctuary in the Kermadec region, but says the government must consider the costs imposed on private businesses.“An...
View ArticleACT supports marine protection areas but calls for consistent compensation
ACT Leader David Seymour welcomes the Government’s proposal to pass a marine protection Act, with some reservations.“Recreational and commercial fishers alike know we don’t have the abundance of...
View ArticleGreens' hypocritical travel expenses
ACT Leader David Seymour is astonished to learn that the Greens have the highest expenditure on flights. The figures come from the fourth quarter parliamentary expense reports. It excludes ministers...
View ArticleSanctuary Trust would empower non-government conservation
ACT Leader David Seymour today proposed selling Landcorp and putting the proceeds into a Sanctuary Trust for applicants who wish to operate inland sanctuaries for native wildlife.“Landcorp is a...
View ArticleKermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill is green-washing
Nick Smith’s Kermadec Sanctuary project has been undermined by the Prime Minister’s truthful statement that the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill won’t stop people taking fish, says ACT Leader David...
View ArticleKermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill could be better
ACT Leader David Seymour says the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill must be reformed at future readings to make it fair and effective. “The intent of this bill, to protect a unique marine environment and...
View ArticleKermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill - First Reading
DAVID SEYMOUR (Leader—ACT): I rise on behalf of the ACT Party in support of this bill. I believe that the purpose behind this bill is a very noble one: a recognition that in New Zealand and our...
View ArticleFishing rights of all groups must be respected
ACT Leader David Seymour is calling on National to respect property rights under the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill.“The Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill is an ineffective conservation law. As National...
View ArticleClimate Change Response (Removal of Transitional Measure) Amendment Bill
DAVID SEYMOUR (Leader—ACT): On behalf of the ACT Party, I rise in support of this bill. I am here to say all the things that the National caucus has been thinking but has not been able to say.Hon...
View ArticleACT welcomes National adopting ACT policy
While it is light on specifics, ACT is glad that John Key’s conservation proposal draws heavily on ACT’s Sanctuary Trust policy, launched in February, says ACT Leader David Seymour.“The Prime Minister...
View ArticleACT pulls support for Kermadecs bill
ACT has pulled its support for the Kermadec Ocean Sanctuary Bill due to the Government’s failure to acknowledge the existing property rights of fishing operators.“This Bill amounts to an uncompensated...
View ArticlePlastic bag levy is science-free environmental populism
ACT Leader David Seymour is urging MPs and pundits to consider overseas evidence showing the unintended consequences of plastic bag levies, as a bill on the issue is being introduced to the private...
View ArticleEducation (Charter Schools Abolition) Amendment Bill - First reading
DAVID SEYMOUR (Leader—ACT): I rise on behalf of the ACT Party in opposition to this bill, and I think what we have just seen from Jenny Salesa is what happens when a thoughtful, generally respected,...
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